musical

As reported in The Hollywood Reporter, Walt Disney Studios has begun early development on a a new live-action musical that will be a vehicle for English actor David Oyelowo (Selma, Queen of Katwe). Titled “Cyrano the Moor,” the movie would take elements from both William Shakespeare’s “Othello,” a dark tale…

I’m sad to hear that the live musical production of Disney’s The Little Mermaid that was set to air on ABC this October 3rd has been canceled. It’s unclear if it’s been canceled or just postponed, but USA Today reports that the project was running into budget issues. The production…

Broadway and TV warbler Telly Leung has officially been playing the title role in Disney’s Aladdin on Broadway since June 13 (although he was actually called into action a few days earlier). He made his Broadway debut in 2002 in the revival of Flower Drum Song, and has since performed…

As Disney Theatrical welcomes new cast members to the London production of its most successful property – The Lion King, they’re spending some quality time with the new members of the cast and learning what drives them and what it takes to perform at the high level required to do…

When Disney announced that it will mount a Broadway production of it’s mega-blockbuster animated feature “Frozen” many eyebrows were raised. At the time a large section of America was still bracing itself after enduring months of hearing “Let it Go” out of the mouths of practically everyone under the age…

Thanks in large part to the story tellers at the Walt Disney Company, we’ve all grown up with certain versions of princess fairy-tales in our heads. Let’s just say that Disney has a loose relationship with the original stories. But what if those princesses had the opportunity to tell their…

The Disney Cruise Line is one of the premiere cruising companies to sail the seas. A large part of that reputation is the ability to enjoy Disney’s world class entertainment productions. The cruise line has made a point of building theaters capable of hosting stage shows that are every bit…

We were excited to discover that Disney Theatrical was working on a stage musical version of it’s “Freaky Friday” movies. Both the 1976 movie starring Barbara Harris and Jodie Foster and the 2003 remake with Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan have a lot of charm. I’ve not read Mary…